Clement Idoko – Abuja
No fewer than 78 million children in Nigeria are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report.
UNICEF Nigeria Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Dr. Jane Bevan, who made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja, noted that one-third of children in Nigeria do not have access to at least basic water at home while two-thirds do not have basic sanitation services.
She added that hand hygiene was also limited, with three-quarters of children unable to wash their hands due to lack of water and soap at home.
She disclosed further that as a result, Nigeria is one of the…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
